Settled in the upscale buccolic country club neighborhood in Denver, overlooking the Denver Country Club with a clear view of the city’s downtown skyline, this 1930 Fisher & Fisher home offers a long driveway with plenty of privacy. It’s rare that a property of this historic significance in the city comes up for sale (it was last on the market in 1953).

NEIGHBORHOOD: The home is situated in the Country Club South neighborhood, a quiet enclave just blocks from Washington Park and Cherry Creek, adjacent to the Denver Country Club.

INSIDE THE HOME: A 1932 article from The Denver Post called the home “one of the most beautiful and thoroly modern new houses in Denver.” — and, yes, that spelling is accurate. The home’s most magnificent feature is its three-story cantilevered staircase with original hand-forged iron balustrade, which wraps up the home from the circular-shaped foyer to the third floor. Stepping inside the first floor feels like being inside a European chateau, with original painted ceilings by artist John E. Thompson and a travertine-tiled floor. An original Otis elevator just off the main floor gives access to each of the home’s four floors (three levels and a basement). The home is fully air-conditioned — a rarity given its age — and heated by gas steam. The home includes four fireplaces.

The first floor contains a large living room with bay windows, dining room, bar, loggia, library and informal dining room, plus pantry, powder room and five patios. The Jacobean-style library includes wood floors, lead-paned windows, a brass chandelier, hand-carved oak book cases and a limestone fireplace with plastered ceilings. At the end of the central hallway is an octagonal loggia that includes a bar; French doors lead to an expansive patio with a view of the Denver Country Club and the city skyline.

The living room features original wood flooring, hand-carved oak ceiling and a limestone fireplace. French doors lead to a garden and south-facing patio, which is shaded by an awning that lends itself well for outdoor gatherings and parties.

The dining room includes oak-paneled walls and a plastered ceiling. Adjoining that is a green-tiled informal dining room, facing the south. French doors open to a courtyard and a patio that includes an outdoor grilling kitchen and decorative pool, with views of the expansive lawns.

The main kitchen is recently remodeled and includes a commercial-grade range with two ovens and six burners. The kitchen’s most noticeable feature is a back splash cut in the outline of the Rocky Mountains. In the next room is a second kitchen meant for catering, which includes a freezer, refrigerator, oven, stove top, dishwasher and sink. To the opposite side of the main kitchen is a butler’s kitchen for cleaning crystal glasses.

The master bedroom includes an entrance foyer and windows on three sides. It also features a master bath and walk-in closet. In all, the home contains six more bedrooms, each with distinct design and mood. Previous quarters for staff have been renovated to include a study area and office, a bedroom, bath and sitting room.

A third-floor entertainment and family room is also recently remodeled, with gabled windows, a beamed ceiling and hardwood floors — another highlight of the home. That room includes in-wall surround sound, plus a kegerator, sink dishwasher and refrigerator, with plenty of space for bar stools and couches. An office on the same floor was originally the home’s chapel, evidenced by the room’s peaked roof, and includes additional storage.

The basement attaches to a rare seven-car garage and includes an adjacent work or storage room. The basement also contains a workout room with attached bath, along with a steam shower and large Jacuzzi pool. The laundry room includes three sinks, three washers, three dryers. Adjacent is a spacious arts and crafts room filled with shelves to hold materials. The basement also includes an expansive wine cellar kept at a cool temperature.

OUTSIDE: The exterior of the home is brick, with some wall sections lined with ivy, with slate roofs and a long gravel driveway leading to the house from a gated entrance. It sits on 1.46 acres, with several patios and courtyards.

TAXES: About $26,422 per year

HISTORY: The home was originally built for Katherine M. O’Connor, then a widow and a daughter of miller and late philanthropist J.K. Mullen. O’Connor died in 1930 before the home could be completed, but it was eventually completed by the O’Connor family. It eventually went to the current owner’s father. An article from The Post that same year noted the home would be completed for $200,000. The home was designed by Fisher & Fisher Architects and finished by Dunn & Gibson in 1930.

Digital Director of Audience Development for MediaNews Group. He is a former senior editor, director of audience development, digital director of sports and social media editor at The Post. He has covered running, endurance and outdoors sports for years for The Denver Post and other publications. Outside of work, he enjoys running, cycling, snowboarding and hiking.

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